Netflix Brings Free "Gilmore Girls" Coffee to Fort Greene

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — The television series "Gilmore Girls" turns 16 this week, and in celebration of the upcoming Netflix reboot, Brooklyn cafes will be serving free cups of coffee under the show's Luke's Coffee guise.

On Wednesday, Oct. 5, from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m., Brooklyn Roasting Company located at 200 Flushing Ave., across from the Brooklyn Navy Yard, will serve its first 250 customers free 12-ounce cups of coffee.

Approximately 250 cafes nationwide are participating in the Netflix promotion, including three cafes in Brooklyn.

The following New York City coffee shops are participating (Via Eater):

• The Bean 101 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11211
• Sir D's Lounge 837 Union St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
• Brooklyn Roasting Company 200 Flushing Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11205
• Mon Amour Coffee and Wine 234 W 238th St., Bronx, NY 10463
• Brew Coffee House 3217 Philip Ave., Bronx, NY 10465
• Ground Central Coffee Co. 155 E 52nd St., New York, NY 10022
• Ground Central Coffee Co. 800 Second Ave., New York, NY 10017
• Ground Central Coffee Co. 2 Coenties Slip, New York, NY 10004
• The Bean 147 1st Ave., New York, NY 10003
• The Bean 824 Broadway, New York, NY 10003
• The Bean 54 2nd Ave., New York, NY 10003
• Local 144 Sullivan St. New York, NY 10012
• Everything Goes BookCafe 208 Bay St. Staten Island, NY 10301

Luke's Diner is where "Gilmore Girls" characters Rory and Lorelai go to meet and socialize, and where they often trade jabs with the famously moody Luke.

The Netflix reboot, "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" premieres for your streaming pleasure on Nov. 25.

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